February 19, 2017

Grab, the leading ride-hailing platform in Southeast Asia, announced the regional launch of the GrabShare. GrabShare, the company's first on-demand commercial carpooling service with the introduction in Malaysia and also Philippines.

Grab Malaysia country head Sean Goh (left) and GrabShare software engineer Dominic Widdows explaining to the audience about how the GrabShare's function

GrabShare pairs just two different passenger bookings with similar trip routes within a single trip. Hence, passengers will only experience a maximum of two stops before reaching their destinations.

Passenger A selects GrabShare ride and is picked up by a GrabShare driver.

Passenger B selects GrabShare ride, and Passenger A and B are matched. The Grab app notifies both the driver and Passenger A and B of a successful match.

Driver makes a slight detour to pick up Passenger B. Both Passenger A and B car bring up to one more person to ride with them (only four passengers allowed in the car).

The order of pick-up and drop-off ensures that both Passenger A and B get to their destinations quickly.

Carpooling Service is now available on GrabShareCarpooling Service is now available on GrabShare